Youth Gangs, Violence and Social Respect [electronic resource] : Exploring the Nature of Provocations and Punch-Ups /
White, R.author.
This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social respect. The key focus is on group violence and the ways in which the 'gang' provides a forum for the expression of this violence.
Includes index.
This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social respect. The key focus is on group violence and the ways in which the 'gang' provides a forum for the expression of this violence.
List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Doing gangs research -- Gangs and identity -- Groups and networks -- Fluidity and continuity -- Gangs and the transnational -- Indigenous gangs and family -- Provocations and punch-ups -- The body and violence -- Gang interventions -- Beyond gangs -- Notes.
Public policy.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Juvenile delinquents.
Organized crime.
Anthropology.
Public Policy.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.
Organized Crime.
Anthropology.